Histology Group Lead

Responsibilities

• Aids the supervisor or manager in the day-to-day operation of the histology lab on the assigned shift.
• Ensures the accuracy and efficiency of services provided by the department.
• Performs all of the duties/responsibilities of a Histotechnologist II.
• Confer with and/or make recommendations to the supervisor concerning the operation of the department including policies, procedures, and equipment applications.
• Provides technical instructions, training and guidance to technicians/technologists, students and lab aides in techniques, instrumentation, and organization of work.
• Perform specimen preparation on non-gynecological specimens, including cytopreparation, staining, coverslipping, etc. after completing training on non-gynecological specimen types. This includes specimen preparation of Fine Needle Aspiration (FNA) specimens.
• Aid supervisor in maintaining and troubleshooting equipment/instrumentation.
• Adhere to laboratory’s quality control policies, and document all quality control activities; has the ability to recognize outliers and correct them.
• Differentiate acceptable and unacceptable processing, embedding, cutting and staining of tissue specimens.
• May be required to develop, execute, or validate new procedures.
• Be capable of identifying problems that may affect test performance or reporting of test results and resolve or immediately report to histology supervisor, technical supervisor, or director.
• Assist supervisor with facilitation of departmental training, competency assessments and continuing education.
• Provide input to the supervisor for employee performance reviews.
• Maintain the daily operation of the shift in the absence of the histology supervisor.
• Assist supervisor with special projects, as assigned.
• Ensure all corporate safety, quality control and quality assurance standards are met.
• Ensure compliance with all local, federal, CLIA and CAP regulations.
• Maintain a clean and well-organized work area.
• Other duties, as assigned by supervisor.

Qualifications

• Required: 3 years Histology experience. 6 years of experience are required for any individual providing supervisory coverage in a New York State licensed laboratory.
• PREFERRED: 6 years of histopathology experience, Immunohistochemistry experience.
• Physical And Mental Requirements: Ability to sit or stand for long periods of time, Knowledge.
• Education: Associates Degree AS degree or equivalent training and experience (Required), Bachelor’s Degree Science (Preferred).
• Licenses and Certifications: Current state licensure, if applicable (Required), HT (ASCP) (Required), HTL (ASCP) (Preferred), NAACLS accredited Histotechnology program (Preferred).